This post is sheer laziness.
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Because I still get the question, “Why Portland?” or the statement that Portland is just like any other nice city, I decided to dedicate this entire post to the subject, so in the future I can simply forward this post without answering the question all over again.
Most of you know why we MOVED (we were in Lakeland, FL to graduate - never wanted to make that our long term place of residence. Since we we had spent a collective 30 years in the sub-tropical climate of Florida’s lovely sprawling resort cities and southern baptist culture, we wanted to move AWAY. Like, away away. Not nearby. At least as far as North Carolina. To boot, it was perfect timing for us to make a large move, when we considered all the logistics such as children, jobs, money, lease, so on.)
But still, the buzz about Portland never seems to reach all of you. I can understand that, in fact I didn’t think Portland had ANYTHING at all until I searched for articles and information about it. And as far as I’m concerned, that’s due to my southern education in which culture and geography were sorely under-taught. LOL
Well, this week’s Willamette Weekly, (the only newspaper ever to get me to actually read it with vigor), had an entire feature this week which picked apart a few articles or media coverage on Portland. You can follow the link if you want to read the article, but I have copied the tid bits of media coverage below.
Here’s the media clips they pick apart in the article on their site- I figure I will let the professional writers explain a little of WHY PORTLAND since that is who we trusted to tell us about it before coming here. (Although we did visit right before moving and LA-HUVED it.)
It was upon reading stuff like the above media coverage that made us, like so many 20-30 yr olds, flock to the city of Portland in the last couple of years. Some one told me a few weeks ago, though I’m not sure if its accurate so don’t quote me on it, that Portland has the largest growing population of 20-30 yr olds in the world right now. So the long and short of it? We are one of them. And that doesn’t in the least bit water down our decision to come because we love it too. And if any one reading this felt a little bit like this might be a cool place for them, it probably is. And you will not be coming in our shadow, you will be coming to a cool place for you.
There are many people whom I DON’T think Portland would be a good pick for. But it was for us, very much so, and we are SO glad we made the move.
THE END!
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